10K故事 | How I started Running, and never stopped!

The First time I ever ran in a race was the "Run Moscow 2012" race in Russia. I had seen signs for many races but the slogan for *this* race was "You versus Yourself" which reached me at a deep level and inspired me to run. I never ran before because I knew I would never be the fastest, I'd never get a medal, but something about "Running against yourself" and you being your only competitor got me to sign up and start running, with almost no preparation!

On Race day, I was warming up with the other 10,000 participants, and during that time, someone stole my phone from my pocket! It was my first run, so I didn't know to put it in a zippered pocket, and it was hanging out on my side. I ran about 2km looking for my phone, trying to use 'findmyiphone' to catch the thief from a public computer terminal, but they got too far away. I was SO UPSET.

But I thought, "well, I cannot call anyone to tell them about my bad news, and I have nothing else to so, so I will RUN." It was a great stress reliever, and I finished in under an hour! I never got my phone back, but I never stopped running either )